Aubie92 1,074 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, OhW said: I'd rather the club cared more about its actual fanbase. If we started making money out of Asian/African/USA fans we would start catering to them more. Don't want us to become another soulless EPL brand. In fairness, Rangers have fans in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and in the USA; there's ways of growing the brand without losing the club identity, such as trying to tap into those markets. We could do worse things than come to some sort of commercial link up with Toronto FC, given that there are a decent number of bears in Ontario. OhW 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhW 4,669 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, Courtyard Bear said: You can have both you know. Having world wide known player as your manager should be exploited for every penny we can get Plus going by the Euro package fiasco, the fans are the last thing on the clubs mind. Yes that’s why I said “it’s a strange one”. I understand the benefits but I would also be wary of the pitfalls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhW 4,669 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Aubie92 said: In fairness, Rangers have fans in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and in the USA; there's ways of growing the brand without losing the club identity, such as trying to tap into those markets. We could do worse things than come to some sort of commercial link up with Toronto FC, given that there are a decent number of bears in Ontario. I would say they are mostly ex-pats or families of ex-pats in those countries. I think that’s different to Asian and African fans. Aubie92 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
With Heart and Hand 8,949 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, OhW said: Yes that’s why I said “it’s a strange one”. I understand the benefits but I would also be wary of the pitfalls. what pitfalls? millions of pounds going into the Club? Disasterous Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,348 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Couldn’t care less Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, Courtyard Bear said: Need to thank all those taigs for bumping up the figures, and giving us some comedy gold in the comments section. To be fair we have given them plenty comedy gold on the pitch these last few years, as much as it pains me to say it. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhW 4,669 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, With Heart and Hand said: what pitfalls? millions of pounds going into the Club? Disasterous Look at what’s happening with Barcelona and Girona just now. The price of a global brand is pricing out real fans and loss of identity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The No.9 760 Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Couldn’t care less I’m the same tbh mate ? I actually forgot I posted this till I sat down for my lunch there , just hadn’t seen it posted anywhere so I thought I would break my topic virginity ... ForeverAndEver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, The No.9 said: Special thanks to all the rhodents who gave up their trip to Social to watch us ? HG5 and The No.9 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 20 minutes ago, plumbGER said: To be fair we have given them plenty comedy gold on the pitch these last few years, as much as it pains me to say it. Would rather have a poor team playing shit than winning and being one of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Just now, Courtyard Bear said: Would rather have a poor team playing shit than winning and being one of them. Goes without saying really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyaleastend 3,260 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Its become evident that a large proportion of sellik fans are aff their rocker and probably self medicating. dougie76 and Gman36 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabawsa 888 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, .Williamson. said: The support for Liverpool in the republic is insane ....and Man Utd. I am over in Limerick next week on business and Man Utd + Liverpool fight it out as biggest supported clubs. CFC will be 3rd at best as normal ROI folks steer away from their baggage. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhrfc 2,242 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 8 hours ago, OhW said: It's a bit of a strange one. Obviously the Club will wish to keep growing the brand, finding new markets etc but I would honestly hate it if we started attracting the type of global "fans" that teams like Arsenal/Man United/Liverpool have. It’s a toughy. I support Liverpool as well as Rangers. At a typical EPL game at Anfield there are maybe 10000 tourists. At Ibrox there will be less than 100. There is a debate in Liverpool about how to retain the local identity as well as developing the world wide fan base. Go to a League Cup game at Anfield in December and you won’t see any tourists. It is a balancing act, bigger brand equals more money which buys better players. At the same time the core identity and values of the club needs to remain. Given that Ibrox is full every week we would need another 20000 added to the capacity to get everyone it. Or we could end up like Arsenal where regular fans are priced out. Already seeing hints of this with the Europa League package. OhW 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,638 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Helps that we've played 87 games already... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,648 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Always wondered why the tarriers have double the amount of followers on Twitter and Facebook than us considering they are nowhere near as big as they think. Someone mentioned they bought a lot of followers, not sure how that is possible but apparently that’s the reason. We both have the same amount of subscribers to our YouTube channels, round about 70k. If Rangers or the scum were ever to get into the EPL then we’d be up there with United and Liverpool of that I’m sure due to the exposure to Asian markets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger_onimo 20,488 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, OhW said: I'd rather the club cared more about its actual fanbase. If we started making money out of Asian/African/USA fans we would start catering to them more. Don't want us to become another soulless EPL brand. How would making money from abroad preclude looking after fans at home? If anything, flogging gear to Asians would pay to improve the matchday experience at home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miracle 7,787 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 27 minutes ago, TheKingObv said: Helps that we've played 87 games already... And the mods on here pin YouTube links to the Official Match Threads for all the ghuests to easily access.. ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhW 4,669 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Ger_onimo said: How would making money from abroad preclude looking after fans at home? If anything, flogging fear to Asians would pay to improve the matches experience at home. Use your imagination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger_onimo 20,488 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, OhW said: Use your imagination. Oh right. You post stuff and we have to guess what you mean? I’ll pass, thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhW 4,669 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ger_onimo said: Oh right. You post stuff and we have to guess what you mean? I’ll pass, thanks. As @andyhrfc said above, Liverpool have already faced the quandary of balancing identity with increased commercialism. The result of globalistion is homogeneity. People already complain that the Club doesn't stick up for the loyalist/PUL part of our fanbase. They'll wish you a happy Eid on Twitter but on 12th July it's silent. Things like this would only become more common if we were a giant global brand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 6,051 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Not anything to be proud of. Our games should be on tv Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Thank fuckkkkkkkk my dreamsssssssssssssssssss have come trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,248 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Glad someone has brought up the youtube topic. I was going to raise something, but am probably just imagining it. Then again....probably not! When I go onto youtube, the home page brings up a load of recommended channels and video's. I regularly watch old Gers games, the official club video's, H&H podcasts etc. Recently, I've noticed that I get bombarded with Scum fans video's. Not the official club ones either......the really hideous, bead rattling ones. Not just one either, but maybe 3 or 4 a day. The more I select 'not interested' the more they appear! Has anyone else noticed this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,348 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, PSL said: Not anything to be proud of. Our games should be on tv That makes zero sense Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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